On the Sd of June, 1682, occurs a sale from the Indian proprietors, Ackemak, Jangheor, Nawakies, Wettatane, Kaegara, Pewengen, Askawanes, Siggeres, Owarrevvie, Aronjsack, Serram, Geckawock, Garhanck, Awoejhackias, Armawain, Ogkan, Nennafarick, Wapeken, Sepaacktan, and Awemaracktow, to Cornelius Van Burgum, consisting of all that parcel neck or point of land, with the marsh, meadow ground or valley thereto adjoining and belonging, situate, lying, and being on the east side of the North or Hudson's river, over against the Verdrida Hooke, commonly called and known by the name of Slaupers Haven, and by the Indians Navish, the meadow being by the Indians called Senasqua, being bounded by the said river and a certain creek called or known to the Indians by the name of Tanrackan and Sepperak,

a N. Y. Hist. Soc. Coll. N. Ser. vol. i. 276.

y> Moulton's History of New York, p. 221.

• This is stated on the authority of Mr. Mandeville of Peekskill.

<i Benson's Mem. of the state of N. Y. 47.

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and divided from the main land by certain trees marked by the Indians, together with half the said creek, &c. &c., for and in consideration of a certain sum or quantity of Wampum and divers other goods, paid by Cornelius Van Burgum.^

It is certain that some time prior to 1748, Sarah Teller held the neck as tenant at sufferance nnder the Van Cortlandt family. A branch of the Teller family were early connected with the Yan Corllandt's by marriage. Andrew Teller in 1671 having married Sophia, daughter of the Right Hon. Oloff Stevensen Yan Cortlandt.